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Roz Shafran
Born (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 54)
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
King's College London
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity College London
ThesisAn investigation into the cognitive-behavioural model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (O.C.D.) : can this be reconciled with a neurological deficit model? (1995)

Roz Shafran (born January 1, 1970) is a British consultant clinical psychologist. She is Professor of Translational Psychology at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. She is particularly known for her pioneering research on perfectionism and its effects on mental health, as well as her leadership in creating and directing the Charlie Waller Institute.

Early Life and Education

Shafran was born in London and attended North London Collegiate School. She studied Experimental Psychology at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University in 1991. She later obtained her Ph.D. from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience in 1995.[1] Her research, which focussed on obsessive–compulsive disorder, laid the foundation for her later work in clinical psychology.[1] She qualified as a clinical psychologist and was accredited as a CBT therapist.[2] Shafran worked as a Killam Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia under Jack Rachman.[3] At the time, she was volunteering at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where she became interested in medically unexplained symptoms. She worked alongside Rachel Bryant-Waugh on eating disorders. Her interests in obsessive compulsive disorder and eating disorders motivated her to work with Christopher Fairburn at the University of Oxford.[3]

Career

Shafran moved to the University of Reading as the Charlie Waller Chair of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment. Here she founded and directed the Charlie Waller Institute of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment.[4][5] In 2013 Shafran was appointed a professor at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, where she works to improve access to effective psychological therapies and developing new interventions.

Shafran investigates perfectionism, a transdiagnostic factor linked to multiple psychological disorders.[6] Her work has significantly advanced the understanding of how perfectionism contributes to mental health issues, leading to the development of specialised interventions. Her research extends to the mental health of children with chronic physical conditions, the psychological impact of long COVID in young people,[7] and the development of low-intensity psychological treatments for children with epilepsy.[8]

The psychological medicine research team she developed and leads at UCL was recognised by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for "The Lucy Project", a drop-in mental health booth that provided accessible, low-intensity early interventions for young people and their families who were concerned about mental health.[9] The booth was named after Lucille "Lucy" van Pelt, the character from Peanuts.[10] The booth was named The BMJ's Mental Health Team of the Year Award in 2021.[11][12]

Awards and Honors

Selected Publications

References

  1. ^ a b "An investigation into the cognitive-behavioural model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (O.C.D.) : can this be reconciled with a neurological deficit model? | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. ^ UCL (2023-05-11). "Spotlight on Professor Roz Shafran". UCL Population Health Sciences. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  3. ^ a b podcasts, ACAMH (2019-10-11). "In Conversation... Prof. Roz Shafran". ACAMH. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  4. ^ "An audience with Professor Roz Shafran | OCD-UK". 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  5. ^ "Roz Shafran - pesiuk". www.pesi.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  6. ^ Cocozza, Paula (2018-07-17). "'My brain feels like it's been punched': the intolerable rise of perfectionism". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  7. ^ "First findings from world's largest study on long COVID in children and young people". www.nihr.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  8. ^ UCL (2024-03-08). "New treatment could transform the mental health of children with epilepsy". UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  9. ^ Catanzano, Matteo; Bennett, Sophie D; Tibber, Marc S; Coughtrey, Anna E; Liang, Holan; Heyman, Isobel; Shafran, Roz (18 May 2021). "A Mental Health Drop-In Centre Offering Brief Transdiagnostic Psychological Assessment and Treatment in a Paediatric Hospital Setting: A One-Year Descriptive Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 (10): 5369. doi:10.3390/ijerph18105369. ISSN 1660-4601. PMC 8157880. PMID 34069973.
  10. ^ "The Lucy Project lands mental health award". 12 November 2021.
  11. ^ "The 2021 BMJ Awards Showcase | Watch our short minute videos". The BMJ Awards. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  12. ^ "Award-winning mental health service is a "game-changer", say psychologists". BPS. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  13. ^ "The appliance of science". BPS. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  14. ^ News, ACAMH (2019-06-05). "Leading lights celebrated in the ACAMH Awards". ACAMH. Retrieved 2024-09-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ "BABCP | British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies > About > Fellows". babcp.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  16. ^ UCL (2022-11-28). "The Psychological Medicine team won the BMJ's Mental Health Team of the Year Award". Children and Young People's Mental Health. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  17. ^ UCL (2023-01-20). "Prof Roz Shafran". UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
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